Example sentences of "it [vb past] [prep] the last [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The route became circular in 1906 , going to Bolton Abbey and back , and in 1915 it changed for the last time . |
2 | And when it came to the last garment , I pulled that off as well , glad as children always are , and I hope always will to be undressed and free , and stood in what Janet calls ‘ birthday clothes ’ . |
3 | It was this fact which led Lord Lyons to comment that the government did not lead so much as follow when it came to the last stages of the crisis . |
4 | It arrived in the last post . ’ |
5 | It has an overdraft of just over £1m , and its finance committee was told this week that , after hoarding trade-union and individual affiliations since 1987 , the party would have some £6m to spend in a May or June election — still much less than the Tories , but twice what it spent in the last election . |
6 | It worked for the last World Cup , when the FA paid a £30,000-a-man bonus for reaching the semi-finals . |
7 | We led by two shots going into the last round , and when it blew on the last day , I did n't think anybody could beat Trevino . |
8 | In fact , that is just what it did at the last election . |
9 | Reports and returns relating to manpower were based on the position as it stood on the last day of the relevant month . |
10 | Mr Donald Dewar , Shadow Scottish Secretary , said Labour had fought an ‘ outstanding campaign ’ which would see it winning more than its present 48 of Scotland 's 72 seats at Westminster ; more , even , than the 50 it held at the last election . |